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After the painting over of a number of Nobel laureate parking designations near Gilman Hall, students and faculty need not worry that the campus is abolishing its more than 30-year-old practice of giving Nobel laureates free parking spaces. Instead, the campus simply moved the spaces close to Campbell Hall, which finished seismicRead More…

Geoff Marcy says he has spent his career chasing the “stuff of science fiction.” Marcy, a campus astronomy professor, is one of four UC Berkeley researchers who may have a shot at this year’s Nobel Prize, according to Thomson Reuters, a firm that annually predicts contenders for the award.Read More…